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Watercolours with Confidence: Glass and Reflections

Name: Watercolours with Confidence: Glass and Reflections
Rating: 4.7 (35 reviews)

How to paint transparent glass and reflections in watercolour

Created byWendy Framst

Last updated 11/2023

English

What you'll learn

How to beautifully paint transparent glass objects using watercolour
How to use thin glazes to gradually build intense colours
How to use masking fluid to preserve white of the paper, and how to lift paint
What is meant by and how to create value and contrast
How to paint hard and soft edges
Students will review the colour wheel particularly regarding analogous colours.
Students will be challenged to let go of seeing an object in front of them in order to see the different puzzle piece shapes that make up the object.
Students will learn about transparency and opacity as it applies to watercolour pigments.
Students will be guided to complete multiple paint-along projects

Course content

9 sections • 106 lectures • 11h 5m total length

Introduction/ Promo2:27
How to use this course2:01
Reviews and ratings1:00
Why Paint Glass0:40

Core Concepts: Introduction0:45
Contour Line Drawing2:24
Positive and Negative Shapes3:24
ASSIGNMENT- Contour Lines, Positive and Negative Shapes
Value, Value Scale, Value Map5:19
Values: Colours have a Natural Value1:43
Values: Darkening Value by Layering Paint: Part 14:26
Form: Sphere21:13
Form1:47
Form 27:38
Form 31:58
Form 46:26
Form 511:14
Form 614:24
Form 711:53
What is Light1:38
Path of Light3:41
Light: Reflection Refraction Absorption1:31
Transparency7:00
ASSIGNMENT-transparency revisited
Reflective vs. Matte Surfaces2:23

Bottle of Angel's Whispers: Introduction2:10
The lectures in this section provide a real-time hands on paint along designed to demonstrate all of the information from the previous sections about materials, core concepts, colour theory and techniques. Students will be guided to paint a transparent glass heart. A materials list, template and reference photo are available as downloadable resources.
The Assignment section at the end of this unit provides a place to upload photos of your finished project, but I also welcome photos of your progress along the way.
Happy painting!! ;)
Masking Fluid5:40
Cool Underpainting9:57
Masking Over Underpainting3:33
Yellow Underpainting7:06
Masking the Yellow Underpainting4:38
Deepening Warm Values8:08
Masking the Golden Layer4:49
Introduction of Some Dark Values15:23
Warm Wash9:07
Cork and Bottle Details6:10
Warming Up the Background8:56
Adding Wood Grain10:53
Refining Shape of Cork4:15
Sepia Background Wash10:00
Developing Table Details5:33
Intensifying the Shadow Areas7:16
Lightening Table Detail3:16
Darkening Table Top13:16
Removing Masking Fluid1:20
Purple Overlay8:23
Darkening and Deepening Table Values21:36
Lifting Colour and Darkening Table Values7:19
Deepening Table and Bottle Shadows5:34
Lilac Details11:34
Turquoise and More Lilac Details6:58
Polishing Details on Bottle9:42
Intensifying Shadow4:24
Touch Ups10:14
Lifting with Mr Clean Magic Eraser2:46
Summary0:54
ASSIGNMENT- PAINT-ALONG- Bottle of Angel's Whispers

Intro and Process4:36
First Masking Layer5:52
Underpainting - Wet on Wet Background10:15
Underpainting Front Bottle6:52
Underpainting Rear Bottle7:04
Underpainting Table Top5:57
Second Layer Background9:07
Additional Masking to Bottles6:20
Second Wash Table Top3:07
Blending Background Colour into the Rear Bottle1:52
Deepening Values of Rear Bottle10:45
Adding Background Colour into Front Bottle4:29
Adding Detail to Front Bottle8:18
Masking Light Colours and Darkening Rear Bottle7:47
Darkening Front Bottle5:19
Further Darkening Front Bottle and Table Shadow32:27
Further Darkening Rear Bottle8:23
Reshaping and Sharpening Edges5:30
Unifying Wash Front Bottle3:35
Unifying Wash Rear Bottle3:59
Next Layer Rear Bottle and its Table Shadow3:39
Next Layer Front Bottle and its Table Shadow1:44
Remove Masking Fluid and Cleaning Up Edges18:11
Smoothing Edges Near Masking Sites11:32
Softening the Table Top Edges3:10
Finishing Touches21:22
Summary0:35
ASSIGNMENT- PAINT-ALONG- Beauties in Blue

Requirements

Each step in painting glass is broken down, so this course is great for students of all levels
For those wanting further intro to watercolours and a little practice prior to tackling multiple glazes Watercolours with Confidence is recommended.

Description

Hello! Welcome to Watercolours with Confidence: AMAZING Glass and Reflections!

Are you ready for more beautiful watercolour fun?! Welcome to Glass and Reflections, the sequel to Watercolours with Confidence!

In this course, we are going to examine how to paint amazing colourful sparkling glass and dynamic reflections that will be sure to leave your audience wondering how you did it!

My name is Wendy and I am the instructor from Watercolours with Confidence, a watercolour course popular with students from all around the world!

I am also a published illustrator and an Active member of the Canadian Federation of Artists.

My goal is to make art, especially watercolour painting accessible to as many people as I possibly can!

Nothing brings me more joy than seeing the development of my students and the completed artwork inspired through my courses.

Now fully subtitled in Hindi.

You will learn to:

beautifully paint transparent glass objects using watercolour
gently be guided through creating amazing inspiring paintings
how to preserve the white of the paper and how to lift paint
how to use thin glazes to gradually build intense colours
expertly create value and contrast
to paint those hard and soft edges
students will learn more about colour theory and analogous colours in a practical way
dissect a shape into a series of dark and light puzzle pieces
and much much more …

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Watch Anytime / Anywhere
Over 11 hours of content!
Fully subtitled in Hindi

And I am with you every step of the way. You can message me any time you get stuck or have questions. And I would LOVE to see your paintings and projects that you make as you paint along with me.

So let's get started, have some fun and get those brushes wet!

Who this course is for:

This course is ideal for students who love sparkle and colour and are already familiar with watercolour basics but are ready for a more complex layered subject matter.
Perfect for those students who want to make amazing paintings, they can be proud of and launch heir own projects using new found skills
This can also be a great revision and a brush up on skills for more experienced watercolour artists
CAUTION: Younger children should have supervision when using certain optional cleaning materials including Mr Clean Magic Eraser. These items form a very small part of this course. You can choose to skip these materials and their usage and still benefit greatly from the course.

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Who this course is for:

Students interested in painting amazing watercolours
This course is ideal for students who love sparkle and colour
Students who want to learn how to beautifully paint transparent objects
Students who are ready to be gently guided through a multi-layered subject matter

Watercolours with Confidence: Glass and Reflections

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Course content

Introduction4 lectures • 6min

Materials7 lectures • 17min

Techniques11 lectures • 59min

Photographing Glass Objects1 lecture • 3min

Core Concepts19 lectures • 1hr 51min

Colour Theory5 lectures • 25min

Bottle of Angel's Whispers31 lectures • 3hr 51min

Beauties in Blue27 lectures • 3hr 32min

Final Words1 lecture • 1min

Requirements

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